Taliban fidayeen attack kills top cop in Peshawar

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• Ghayoor was a highly regarded commander of the Frontier Constabulary, which assists other security force detachments in military operations against Pakistani Taliban militants in the volatile northwest. [..]

Thilakan terms AMMA, FEFKA assassins

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• Veteran actor Thilakan today after terming AMMA (Association of Malayalam Movie Actors) and FEFKA (Film Employees Federation of Kerala) as assassins, said that they have killed an artist like him. [..]

Leaks provide ground-level account of Afghan war

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• Some 90,000 leaked US military records amount to an blow-by-blow account of six years of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban [..]

CPI-M slandering their political rivals: Vayalar Ravi

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• Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told that the CPI (M) of indulging in malicious propaganda against their political rivals. [..]

Rogue Thai general dies as Redshirts given new deadline

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• Thai general who helped anti-government Redshirts died in hospital after being shot by a sniper while he was being interviewed by a journalist.The attack on Mr Khattiya, which his family claim was planned in advance, triggered bloody street battles between anti-government protesters and the army that has led to 36 deaths. [..]

Kristen Stewart to replace Jolie in ‘Wanted 2′?

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• Hollywood actress Kristen Stewart is being lined up to replace Angelina Jolie as the main lead in comic book adaptation 'Wanted 2'. [..]

Musharraf’s govt failed to protect Bhutto:UN

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• In a damning report, a UN investigation into Benazir Bhutto's killing on Friday concluded that the military ruler Pervez Musharraf's government "failed" to protect the ex-premier despite being aware of the serious threats to her life. [..]

International Women’s Day

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• International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. [..]

A man behind the plan

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• IN April 1950, a young economist was sent to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to explain why he had proposed a slow growth rate for the country's economy in the draft of the First Five Year Plan. [..]

BJP slams Liberhan panel, Cong., during LS debate

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• The BJP on Monday said the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya was a result of public anger and asserted that it would build a Ram temple at the same site for “national justice”. [..]